# FMODStudioSettings not allowed in Packages?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmodstudiosettings-not-allowed-in-packages/21835>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmodstudiosettings-not-allowed-in-packages/21835 "2024-07-04T11:40:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![martincalander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@martincalander](https://qa.fmod.com/u/martincalander)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmodstudiosettings-not-allowed-in-packages/21835/1 "2024-07-04T11:40:53Z")

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Is there any particular reason FMODSettings scriptableObject cant be placed in the Packages folder? Atleast from the code below, it seems quite a unnecessary limitation. Is this part added for pratical reasons or technical? Thanks in advance for any insight.

```auto
#if UNITY_EDITOR
                    if (AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(instance).StartsWith("Packages"))
                    {
                        RuntimeUtils.DebugLogError($"[FMOD] {SettingsAssetName} initialization failed. {SettingsAssetName} located in \"Packages\" folder. Please delete {SettingsAssetName} in file explorer.");
                        instance = CreateInstance<Settings>();
                    }
#endif

```

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**Author:** ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmodstudiosettings-not-allowed-in-packages/21835/2 "2024-07-10T03:36:18Z")

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This was added to prevent permission errors when using UPM with a plugin hosted on github.

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**Author:** ![martincalander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@martincalander](https://qa.fmod.com/u/martincalander)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmodstudiosettings-not-allowed-in-packages/21835/3 "2024-07-10T13:50:56Z")

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Ok so it should be safe to comment out this check if I’am not planning to use those plugins?

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**Author:** ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmodstudiosettings-not-allowed-in-packages/21835/4 "2024-07-12T04:52:04Z")

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It looks like that should be safe to do if you aren’t planning on using those.